ICEYE vs Planet: Earth observation compared

November 2026 edition · assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence

ICEYE ranks 2 on the Space 100 with a score of 93; Planet ranks 92 with 65. ICEYE is ahead on deployment, production, technology, positioning and firepower. Level on commercials, progress and leverage. ICEYE is based in Espoo, Finland, Planet in San Francisco, United States. ICEYE: Private, founded 2014. Planet: public. ICEYE is named in 127 signals and Planet in 28.

ICEYE →

Espoo, Finland · Space · Satellites & spacecraft / Earth observation · Private · founded 2014 · www.iceye.com

ICEYE builds and operates a radar imaging satellite constellation and sells Earth-observation imagery and products, such as flood intelligence, to government and defense customers.

Space 100 · rank 2 · score 93

Scores, Space (of 10)

Deployment10
Production10
Commercials8
Progress10
Technology8
Positioning10
Firepower10
Leverage8

Darker bar: ahead of the other company on that measure.

Positioning

ICEYE is a Finnish operator of the world's largest SAR constellation (70 satellites launched since 2018, 25cm class), profitable at the operating level with FY25 revenue above EUR 250M (+100%) and EBITDA above EUR 100M, a EUR 1.5B backlog, and a EUR 1B-plus raise in June 2026 at a EUR 10B-plus valuation. It is the sovereign-intelligence category winner, with a EUR 1.7B Bundeswehr SPOCK 1 contract via its Rheinmetall JV and POLSARIS delivered to Poland's armed forces in under 12 months, marking a model shift toward governments buying constellations rather than renting imagery. It is scaling production toward one satellite per week during 2026 and 100 a year by 2028.

Latest signals

  • ICEYE received PLN 30 million from Poland’s NCBR FENG competition.Space24
  • Iceye continued expanding its synthetic-aperture radar satellite constellation.Electronics Weekly
  • Ukraine signed a letter of intent to purchase planned sovereign communications satellites from ICEYE and Nokia.Breaking Defense

127 signals name ICEYE.

Facts, with sources

  • ESA architecture study contract for the EU Earth Observation Governmental Satellite systemwww.electronicsweekly.com — 2026-09-18
  • ESA architecture study contracts for the EU Earth Observation Governmental Satellite systemwww.electronicsweekly.com — 2026-09-18
  • ESA architecture study contracts awarded to ICEYE and Leonardo for the EU Earth Observation Governmental Satellite systemwww.electronicsweekly.com — 2026-09-18

152 facts on file.

Planet →

San Francisco, California, United States · Space · Satellites & spacecraft / Earth observation · public · www.planet.com

Planet sells customer-facing satellite-data analytics through Planet AI Application, which lets users query imagery and generate time-series insights.

Space 100 · rank 92 · score 65AI Core · watchlist · score 60

Scores, Space (of 10)

Deployment1
Production9
Commercials8
Progress10
Technology4
Positioning7
Firepower9
Leverage8

Darker bar: ahead of the other company on that measure.

Latest signals

  • Planet secured sovereign-space wins in 2026.Via Satellite
  • Planet is opening a new factory in Germany.Via Satellite
  • Planet is investing in onboard AI for space systems.Via Satellite

28 signals name Planet.

Facts, with sources

  • USD 5739121070finance.yahoo.com
  • USD 210202000sec.gov
  • USD 116052000sec.gov

12 facts on file.

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ICEYE or Planet: which is ahead in space?

ICEYE ranks 2 on the Space 100 with a score of 93; Planet ranks 92 with 65. ICEYE is ahead on deployment, production, technology, positioning and firepower. Level on commercials, progress and leverage. ICEYE is based in Espoo, Finland, Planet in San Francisco, United States. ICEYE: Private, founded 2014. Planet: public. ICEYE is named in 127 signals and Planet in 28.

How do ICEYE and Planet compare?

ICEYE ranks 2 on the Space 100 with a score of 93; Planet ranks 92 with 65. ICEYE is ahead on deployment, production, technology, positioning and firepower. Level on commercials, progress and leverage. ICEYE is based in Espoo, Finland, Planet in San Francisco, United States. ICEYE: Private, founded 2014. Planet: public. ICEYE is named in 127 signals and Planet in 28. Both company files carry the scores on eight measures, the facts with sources and the latest signals.

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